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C. E. HARDING.

TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED [120.30. 1918 lufonrvd Aug. 1

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C. E. HARDING.

TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCK APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. ms.

Pntunted Aug. 12,1919.

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" Ni ED STA i enemies E. HARDING, or SIOUX FALLS,

T0 HELEN BLLANE; OF $10 TRANSMISSION-GEAR LOCK Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 30, 1918.

To all whom it may concern.

e it known that I. (in-\niacs E. Hxnmxo, a citizen ofthe United States. residing at Sioux Falls. in the county of Minnchaha and State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in 'lransinission- (tear Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to transmissiongear locks, the objects in view being to provide simple and for the greater part concealing means for securelylocking the gear shifting lover of a motor vehicle. thereby preventing the unauthorized use andoperation of such vehicle.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts. as herein described, illustrated and claimed.

In the ac ompanying drawings:

Figure l is a longitudinal section through a gear shifting lever, showing the locking means therefor in locking position.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the same showing the locking pins in unlocking position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the tumbler mechanism of the lock.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the same on the line 41 of Fig, 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation showing the means for holding the locking mechanism out of use as when operating a vehicle.

In carrying out the present invention, I employ a tubular gear shifting lever I having an inlet hollow spherical portion 2 which lsreceived in a socket member 3 of corresponding shape, said socket member, for the purpose of the present invention. be ng formed at diametrically opposite places with locking pin notches 4 adapted to receive the outer extremities of a pairof locking pins 5 which are connected by means of a pivot 6 to a clip 7, fast on the lower end of a locking rod 8, the lower portion of centrally and longitudinally. through the tubular lever 1 as shown in Fig.1. The rod 8 passes through a stationary guide 9 111 the lower part of the lever l and is surrounded by a disk like spring seat or stop l0, held In place on the rod 8 by means of a pin 11 or the equivalent thereof. Interposed bctween the stop 10 and the guide 9 is a coil compression spring 12, the tension of which the latter passing SOUTH naxo'ra; ASSIGNOIt or 5 oN TrrIitn Ux FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. s a

Patented Aug. 12,1919) Serla1No.2s3,533 I is exerted to force locking pins 5 into e11 t gagementwith the notches -i,"as-shownin a At a suitable point in the lever I. the rod 8 is offset as shownat 1'3 and extending upwardly from said 'oll'setl3 is a laterally expanded portion mental shape in cross section as side thereof a projecting rib l'5,the purpose of which will presently portion of the locking point, near the upper where it is provided with an operating arm 16 extending throi-igh a longitudinal slot 17 in the side of the lever l, the arm 16 being used for depressing the locking rod 8 to 'move the locking pins 5 out of engagement with the notches 4. The pins 5 are slidable through guide openings 18 in the spherical portions 2 of the lover I. The locking rod 8 may be held and maintained in its dcpressed or unlocking position by means of a bolt 19 slidablc in a guide 20 on one side of the lever 1, the bolt 19 being provided with an operating knob or head 21 By sliding the bolt 19 over the operating arm 16 when the latter is fully depressed, the locking rod 8 is held depressed, thereby preventing the locking pins 5 from engaging the notches 4.

Inserted in the upper end of the lever 1 is a rotatable graduated dial 22 having an operating knob 23 and held in place by an annular retainer 24. Extending downwardly from the dial 22 is a tumbler opcr ating rod 25 having secured to the lower end thereof the upper one of a series of disk shaped tumblers 26, said tumblers being Pl'Or vidcd with pins 27, for the purpose of positioning the tumblers in roper relation to each other, and each tum ler being formed with a notch 27 adapted to receive the rib 15 on the locking rod 8 hereinabove referred to. a

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will now be understod that in order to operate the machine, (with the parts locked as shown in Fig. 1, it is necessary to properly manipulate the tumblers 26 before the locking rod 8 can be depressed for moving the locking pins 5 out of engagement, with the notches 4: This requires a knowledge of the combination and would require rod 8 extends toa length of the l-lof segshown n I Fig l and having on the concaved or inner end of the lever 11% I considerable time on the part of an unanthorized person unfamiliar with the combination to manipulate the locking mechanism even were he acquainted with the na ture of the remainder of the mechanism.

The dial'2'2 located in a conspicuous place and where it would require an unauthorized person to occupy a very )rominent position, all of which would tend to defeat the unauthorized starting and operation of the vehicle. The tumblersare mounted Within a casing 29, one side of which is cut away to receive the segmental portion ll ofthe locking rod 8.

I claim: v 1.;The co1nb1nat1on of a tubular gear shiftinglev-enbearing socket member for said lever having a locking notch, a longitu- -'d1nally slnftable lock ng rod extending said lever having a locking notch, a longitudinally shiftable locking rod extending lengthwise of and within said lever, a locking pin pivotally attached to saidrod and movable through a' guideway in said lever into and out of said notch, a spring acting on said rod to thrust the latter in a direction which will force the locking pin-into said notch, a rib extending longitudinally of .said locking rod, a plurality of diskshaped locking tumblers each having a notch to receive said rib, and manually operable means for shifting said tumblers.

,3. The combination of 'a tubular gear shifting lever, a bearing socket member for said lever having a locking notch, a longitudinally shiftable locking rod extending lengtlnvise of and within said lever, a lockingpin pivotally attached to said rod and movable through *a guideway in vsaid lever into and out of said notch, a spring acting on said rod to thrust the latter in a direction which will force the locking pin into said notch, and means for holdingsaid locking rod against the tension of said spring in non-locking position. r a

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

Gila-anus n. HARDING. 

